Sophia Aguiñaga
(growing up)
oh sweet, young soul
it's hard here
I know
to be surrounded by what seems
like so much concrete
but I swear
one day
some day
even if not today
you'll see it
that those fixed figures
are malleable as the light
you feel inside
and you can play
and play and play
one day
some day
even if not today
sweet young soul
I'm sorry for the impact
and the pressure
it doesn't get easier
but you get stronger
and the distance between
how immortal and
boundless you feel
and what reality reflects back
will become smaller
and smaller
until what you feel
finally and truly
is
until then
we're here
we're here
we're here
to remind you
we know
how very hard it is
how soft it can make you feel
to be surrounded by what seems
like so much concrete
we're here to remind you
to be patient
and be ever gentler
as you grow stronger
because eventually all that concrete
will bend to your will
and you'll need
to remind someone too
my love
oh sweet, young soul
it's hard here
I know
(growing up)